Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-05-17
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Yesterdays quotation OF silver, so 94k.
The Comstocks were booming again yes
terdsy.
W. J. Towshend left yesterday for Salt
Lake City.
Mrs. M. D. Foley left yesterday for a
visit to Reno.
Fl. X. Mitchell, Esq, left yesterday for
California.
Mrs. Hiram johnson and daughter left
yesterday for California.
Hugh Gibson left yesterday for the
Ceur d'Alene country.
Mrs. George Mullsns was reported to be
seriously i'll last evening.
At Yreka, CAL, May 10, it showed and
rained, with cold, Wintry winds.
The total consumption Of petroleum for
fuel in Los Angeles is 100 barrels a day.
The negroes Of the Congo basin call
Henry M. Stanley the " white prophet"
The Grand Lodge, Knights OF Pythias,
Of Nevada, will meet at Reno on June 8.
Wilson, the sprinkling cart man, is do
ing good work on the principal streets.
Detectives now claim that they are on
the right trail of the Papago train robbers.
James Liddle of Taylor, who visited
here a couple of days, returned home yes.
terday.
Frank X. Murphy, Esq, of Taylor,
White Pine, came in on Saturday nights
stage.
Decoration Day falls on Monday, May
80. 1t will be appropriately observed in
this place.
Mrs. Samuel Liddle, of Hamilton, who
has been in town for several days. re-
turned home yesterday.
The body Of a newborn infant, inclosed
in a tin box, was found in q vacant lot at
Ogden, Utah, last week.
In the District Court at Hamilton, In
the case of the State VS.. s.. F. Paul, the
jury brought In q verdict of not guilty.
Judge Fitzgerald, A. E. Cheney, Esq,
and Geo. W. Baker, Esq, accompanied by
his wife, returned last evening from Ham
ilson.
G. G. Wallace and Deputy Trainor re-
turned yesterday from an assessing trip
through the northern portion of the
county.
At a meeting OF the County Commits
sioners yesterday, DR.. Thoms rendered his
resignation as County Physician, to take
effect June l, 1887.
Near Portland, Oregon, May 10, the dead
body OF G.. W.. Upper was found. The
inquest developed the fact that he hanged
himself with his suspenders.
Two boys at Garrison, Montana. last
week discovered a cache Of cheap jewelry
nm the hapka of tha Craak mar that nIano
The buried treasure half filled a sack.
There will be a special meeting of the
Hooks and Knicks this evening. A full
attendendance OF members is requested, as
business OF Importance will be transacted.
s. Reddish, soon after returning from o
ride Sunday afternoon, was suddenly at
tackled with heart disease. and was in q
very critical condition all Of yesterday.
At Los Angeles. May 10, two laborsrs
employed to clean out an old vault, be-
hind the United States Hotel, found about
$500 in counterfeit and good coins of 50 so
and IS q piece.
Al Portland, Oregon, May 10, Lizzie
Faulds and Florence Fallon, two notorious
women, were convicted Of robbing a
farmer named Isaao Allen and sentenced
TO one year in prison.
superintendent Wilder is inspecting the
east and northeast portions of the West
ern Postofice Division, which includes
Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Washing
ton Territory and Oregon.
Steps are being taken by the Hamilton
people to appeal the case Of Mathewson
vs.. the County Commissioners, to the Su-
preme Court, and thus finally determine
the question of the county seat.
In the case OF the State va. Hugh Kerr
nahan, in the District Court Of White
Pine, the Grand Jury brought in a bill
charging him with murder. The case was
continued until the October term.
Parties desiring cut flowers for Decors-
ton Day, should send in their orders early
to the Bell Conservatory Company, Sacra-
mento, when you will receive the best the
season affords and at prices 40 per cent
below San Francisco quotations.
Three men working al a smelter lost the
sight OF their right eyes at Toston, Mon
tana. May 6. They were running in q bar
Oh iron. The bar was wet and popped out
Instantly. The men were all STOPPING and
looking in at the melting iron and
received the charge of molten metal in
their faces.